{"id":36,"date":"2026-01-28T10:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:09:33","slug":"how-we-buy-goods-and-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/procurement\/how-we-buy-goods-and-services\/","title":{"rendered":"How We Buy Goods &#038; Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull banner\" style=\"padding-top:4vh;padding-right:3vw;padding-bottom:4vh;padding-left:3vw;min-height:450px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1750\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-718 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/falklands1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/falklands1.jpg 1750w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/falklands1-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/falklands1-1024x293.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/falklands1-768x219.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/falklands1-1536x439.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1750px) 100vw, 1750px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 66%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-7ca5745e wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/procurement\/\">Procurement<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">How We Buy Goods &#038; Services<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">How We Buy Goods &#038; Services<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-04d632e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>FIG is a significant purchaser of services and supplies on the Falkland Islands in its own right and additionally carries out some joint purchasing with the MOD. Procurement rules are set out in the FIG Financial Instructions which govern how we carry this out and how we manage relationships with our suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our suppliers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>FIG has a range of suppliers that we use to provide goods and services to the government.&nbsp; When purchasing items we now don\u2019t necessarily choose the cheapest but we also look at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Track Record<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quality of Proposals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resources available to deliver the Service (where appropriate)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local Market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our procedure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Total Contract Value<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Procedure<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Up to \u00a35,000<\/td><td>One written quote<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00a35,000 to \u00a350,000<\/td><td>Three written quotesPurchases above \u00a310,000 must be advertised in: <ul style=\"margin-left:1.5rem; margin-top:0.5rem;\"><li>Penguin News<\/li><li>FI Radio<\/li><li>SAROS<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Over \u00a350,000<\/td><td>The full tender process with advertisement as above<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FIG &#8216;Supporting Local&#8217; Policy Statement:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1d5b2dda-94d2-43b6-a155-e77a65499dd0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/FIG-Procurement-Policy-Statement-Supporting-Local-May-22.pdf\">FIG Policy Statement: Supporting Local<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/FIG-Procurement-Policy-Statement-Supporting-Local-May-22.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1d5b2dda-94d2-43b6-a155-e77a65499dd0\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f9fafb;padding-top:10vh;padding-bottom:10vh\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For more information, please contact <br>the Development and Commercial Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll find our office hours, location, and full contact details below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/commercialservices\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIG is a significant purchaser of services and supplies on the Falkland Islands in its own right and additionally carries&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":17,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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